The interaction of humans with IT hardware raises all the issues encountered in this section, as well as additional ones such as the following.
Who controls the design of technology and the peace of all its introduction?
How sale and effective is the design?
Is technology going to extend human faculties and make work easier and more pleasant, or are machines going to displace humans and lead to mass unemployment?
Is technology used appropriately, or should a better, possibly non-technological alternative be found?
Which social and ethical issues arise from a comparison of people and machines in the following areas: stamina, memory, accuracy, speed, analysis, synthesis, judgment, innovation, creativity?
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The interaction of humans with IT hardware raises all the issues encountered in this section, as well as additional ones such as the following.
Who controls the design of technology and the peace of all its introduction?
How sale and effective is the design?
Is technology going to extend human faculties and make work easier and more pleasant, or are machines going to displace humans and lead to mass unemployment?
Is technology used appropriately, or should a better, possibly non-technological alternative be found?
Which social and ethical issues arise from a comparison of people and machines in the following areas: stamina, memory, accuracy, speed, analysis, synthesis, judgment, innovation, creativity?
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